Help design HS2’s railway bits
All railways have big attention grabbing stations and trains, but the bulk of the railway is, well, the railway itself, and now HS2 wants your opinions on what it should look like.
Jan
09
2020
Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.
Your guide to London's culture and transport news and events taking place across the city.
Transport News - Archive Articles
Take a trip on London Underground’s Watford North Curve
This weekend (11th-12th Jan) is a chance to ride a short stretch of London Underground track that's not often used.
Jan
07
2020
Report calls for more investment in London’s public transport
A report has been published that puts forward an argument that contrary to headlines and political posturing, public transport investment is not massively biased towards London.
Jan
07
2020
More delays for Crossrail – won’t open until late 2021
The Crossrail project is likely to be delayed by as much as three-years from its original opening date, Transport for London’s commissioner Mike Brown has confirmed.
Jan
06
2020
Free London travel for disabled people’s carers
The opening salvo in the forthcoming Mayoral elections has been fired, with Sadiq Khan offering free travel for carers on London transport.
Jan
06
2020
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
Jan
03
2020
The misguided environmental protests against HS2
A very wrong-headed campaign has been set-up that claims that railways are bad for the environment.
Dec
31
2019
New entrance opens at Finsbury Park railway station
A new entrance that will replace an old 1970s extension has opened at Finsbury Park station.
Dec
30
2019
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
Dec
27
2019
West Hampstead overground station upgrade completed
West Hampstead's London Overground station has -- rather later than originally expected -- completed a major upgrade.
Dec
26
2019
London railway upgrades – a progress report
One of the periodic reports from TfL has been released with details of ongoing network upgrades across the networks it controls over the past few months.
Dec
24
2019
O2 to offer phone calls in London Underground tunnels
The phone network, O2 has joined Vodafone in committing to offering mobile phone coverage on the London Underground.
Dec
23
2019
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
Dec
20
2019
Watford Junction station could become a “super-hub”
A new Watford Junction to Aylesbury rail service, along with a new link between Stevenage and Luton are two of the proposals being put forward by Hertfordshire Council.
Dec
19
2019
TfL expects Mayor’s fare freeze to end in 2021
The ongoing fares freeze on TfL services could be coming to an end, with TfL's financial forecasts now expecting fares to rise by above inflation rates from January 2021.
Dec
17
2019
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
Dec
13
2019
Help complete a narrow gauge railway for South London
A few years ago a dream was announced, to create a narrow gauge railway in South London for visitors to the Victorian steam engines at Crossness.
Dec
12
2019
More trains on the London Overground
There will be a more frequent and earlier trains on parts of the London Overground from next week.
Dec
11
2019
Behind the scenes at Crossrail’s Liverpool Street station
Of all the Crossrail stations, few have as many superlatives as Liverpool Street - the deepest, the widest platforms, the longest, the one that links two tube stations, the one that was part built before Crossrail was even authorised.
Dec
10
2019
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
Dec
06
2019
Major disruption for King’s Cross station during Jan and Feb
As part of the East Coast Mainline upgrade, King’s Cross station will close completely for two weekends in the early part of 2020, and be disrupted at weekends through most of Jan and Feb.
Dec
05
2019
Intercity 125 train restored to original British Rail livery
One of the last InterCity 125 High Speed Trains to run on the East Coast is being restored to its original British Rail colours ahead of a special set of commemorative trips.
Dec
04
2019
New tube map released – now reaches to Reading
A new tube map has been released ahead of the official launch of TfL Rail services out to Reading in a couple of weeks time.
Dec
04
2019
Crossrail unveils a Dead Man’s Penny
A new plaque has been unveiled outside Crossrail's Woolwich station featuring a so-called Dead Man's Penny, given to the next of kin of those killed during WW1.
Dec
02
2019
